Hand loom



May 3, 1949. J. A, ECOTT 2,469,128

HAND LoM` Filed May 16, 1946 l 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

I ATTORNEY.

May 3, 1949.l A. PEcoTT .2,469,128

HAND LOOM Filed May 16, 1946 sheets-sheet 2 Patented May 3, 1949 HAND LOOM Jeremiah A. Pecott, deceased, late of Lawrence, Mass., by Bertha A. Pecott, administratrlx,

Lawrence, Mass.

Application May 1.6, 1946, Serial No. 670,234

4 Claims.

This invention relates to what might be called hand looms or toy looms as distinguished from power looms.

Its purpose is to provide a loom which can be operated by invalids, disabled soldiers and others who desire to fix their attention on making a certain pattern on certain kinds of cloth such as scarves, ties and belts.

The main feature of the device is the provision of a top driving roller and a bottom driving roller between which are two driven or idle rollers and heddles which are substantially endless each fastened to a driving and passing around a driven roller and each having two eyes whereby these eyes can be arranged in different rows by turning one or both of the driving rollers a greater or less extent and while sheds are so formed, passing a shuttle or shuttles through'these sheds to produce different weaves or patterns.

Various patterns can be produced, as for instance where there are two sets of endless heddles, or heddles each of which has at least two eyes by moving one or both in various ways so as to open a shed between certain warp parts, bringing certain other warp parts at the top and others at the bottom.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation of the device showing heddle eyes and warp members in one of many possible positions.

Fig. 2 is a partly diagrammatic plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic side elevation of part of Fig. 1, showing the heddles and heddle eyes in a different position from Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic side elevation, similar to Fig. 3, showing the heddles and heddle eyes in still a diierent position from Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic plan view similar to the left hand side of Fig. 2 with the special type of shuttle turned around and pushed up against the cloth.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view showing one way of attaching the ends of each endless heddle to a heddle driving roller.

Fig. '7 is a detail showing a type of driven roller or bar provided with parallel annular grooves to keep the endless heddles from slipping sideways.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic side elevation similar to Fig. l, showing the heddles and heddle eyes in a diiferent position from Figs. 1, 3 and 4, and showing another type of shuttle.

Fig. 9 is an elevational view of part of a comb type of reed such as shown in Fig. 8, namely a separate reed or comb.

Fig. 10 is a side elevational view of a type of shuttle shown in Fig. 8.

In the drawings, there is shown what, for oonvenience, will be called the top heddles H, H, and what will be called the bottom heddles K, K, and reference will be made to the roller or other member around which they pass as the top heddle driving and driven roller and the bottom heddle driving and driven rollers. These terms will be used because the upper parts of the top heddles are at the top and the bottom parts of the bottom heddles are at the bottom.

It is understood that the top heddles and the bottom heddles may alternate or may be grouped in any desired arrangement so as to form any desired pattern.

In the drawings F represents a frame at one end of which is a revoluble warp beam 5U. Handle 54 and bearings are at the other end for turning a revoluble cloth beam 5|. W is a Warp shown as divided into four parts I5, I6, II, and I8.

20 and 2| are uprights extending up on each side of frame F between the warp beam 50 and the cloth beam 5|.

A is a top heddle driving roller carried by shaft I rotatably mounted between the tops of the uprights 20 and 2| in bearings 3|, 3|. Shaft I carries at one end a turning member or handle 2. 3 is a top heddle driven roller carried by and shown as being mounted between the uprights 20 and 2|.

H, H are what will be called the top heddles which are really endless heddles as they pass around top heddle driving roller A and top heddle driven roller 3, being fastened toroller A and each having the heddle eyes 5 and 6 shown as evenly spaced from each other.

B is a bottom heddle driving roller its shaft I I being rotatably mounted in bearings 4I, 4| at the bottom part of the uprights 20 and 2|, the shaft Il also carrying a turning member or' handle I2.

I3 is a bottom heddle driven roller shown as being rotatably mounted between uprights 2li and 2|.

K, K, are bottom heddles each of which passes around both bottom rollers B and I3, each being fastened to roller B and being provided with oppositely disposed warp thread eyes 'I and 8.

S is a, special type of shuttle which as shown tapers down along one side to a relatively thin edge while on the other edge are the winding 3 posts 6I and 62 around which lling thread I9 can be wound.

As shown, there is no reed but there are on the frame on each side near the cloth beam stop pins 22 and 23.

The operation is as follows:

With thje warpjhreadsy. I passing througheyes 5, It passing through eyes 6, I1 passing through 1, and I8 passing through 8, as shown in Fig. l, a shuttle S is passed between the shed formed by the threads I5 and I6, the winding posts t! and.. 62 for filling thread I9 being on the side toward" the cloth C. The shuttle and'ftl'rellingthread:

I 9 are pulled smooth and theneitherthettop driving roller A or the bottom driving roller B or both,

are so moved as to change thelposition-of.. the four eyes 5, I5, 1, and 8, with their respective threads to cross the warp threads and lock llingi I9, whereupon the shuttle is pushed back through any...shedf of the. warp-,wifthiits-tapered,edge on the cloth side and is pushed'-` towards the cloth until stopped bythelpins 22:'and'23, this motion slightly unwindng the warp from the-warp beam 50: Thisv is showninfFgu. 5;-

The cloth beam 5I1can be,v slightly moved from time to timeto take` up ,ther slack.

The shuttle thereforev takes the place of the ordinary reed-aswell-Jzas ofthe-shuttle and the pins 22 .and 23 keep: the fillingright up close and at right angles to.- thewarp..

Herein, it is shownithe topv driven heddle roller 3.-.and `thezbottoin .driven heddlefroller i3 as revoluble but it is obvious thatfsmooth bars might be substitutedfor themas @the respective heddles could slip around such-.bars without damage. It is clear that insteadoi two .eyes equally distanced from each otherzon-eachl heddle, three or more eyes or twoaeyesdisposedqat irregular distances from. each-,otherv-might be used.`

52 isa cloth; support upon whichV the cloth rests and which may-or maynot befused.-

Referringl toFigsr 1; 3, 4: and,v` different arrangements of the warp parts are shown as follows:

In Fig. 1,.the shuttle *Sr passes between. the wide shed between parts I6 and I5Whi1e thepart I'I at the v topA is stationary..

InFig.. 3, :the shuttle :Sfpassesf-between the warp parts It and I5 with part Iatthe top.

In Fig. 4,the shuttle Spasses .between the warp parts II and I81fwith=part vl5at the .top and in Fig. 8'; the shuttle ,Tipasses-.between ,the .warp parts I5 and I6 with the part I'I at the top.

As shown inl Fig.l 65 the :endsf of.v any endless heddle such as H: lcan pass-,throughla hole such as 63 andbe .tied in a knot such as at 64.

As `shown inzFigJ,v any one of` the so-called driven rollers indicated'by 3,.whether it is revoluble or stationary; can. belprovidedfwitn annular grooves. I0 to prevent the -heddles from slipping sideways.

As shownin Fig. 8;,:endle'ss heddles H andK and rollers A andBrca-mbe-used butinstead of a two purpose shuttle such as S, which servesnot` only 'l to carry the .llingbutas a .beat upfdevice, shuttle T- of thev usual type-canfb'e..us`ed and-a comb type reed R with teeth 1 I can be used to beat upthe picked filling threadagainst the cloth, thisr comb being stopped by pins `ZZand 'Z3 as inthe vother construction.

What is claimedis:

1. A hand lo'omhaving--a `frame provided with two uprights, a top heddlef.driving roller rotatably mounted: .in said uprightsand provided with a turning handle; a top heddle driven roller rotatably mounted in said upright below the top driving roller; top heddles passing around both top heddle rollers, each heddle being attached to the top heddle driving roller and having two warp thread eyes; a bottom heddle driving roller rotatably mounted between the uprights, positioned'fbelow ytheftop heddle-driven irollerr and including:aaturninghandle. abottom iheddle driven roller rotatably mounted between the uprights and positioned above the top heddle driven roller; bottom heddles passing around both bottom heddiel rollers each heddle being attached to the bottonr heddley driving. roller and having two warp threadeyesg; awarp beam positioned on one side of theauprightsgpand a cloth beam positioned on the other sideof the uprights, whereby certain warp threads' from the warp beam can pass through certain eyes and other warp threads can pass through other eyes to form Various sheds for thepassage vof a,shuttleorshuttles..

2'. A ,handf loomhaving a frame yprovided with two uprights', a top heddle driving roller rotatably mounted insaid uprights and provided 'withv a turni-ng.handle.;.,a. top heddle. diivenroller rotatably mounted;in .saidupriglit below the top driving roller; endlesstopheddles passing around both top heddle rollers, eachileddle. beingat'- tached to .thetopxheddle-,drvingfroller and having a plurality ofjwarp threadieyes; Aa bottom heddle driving roller rotatably, mounted between the` upright's, positioned lbelow the. top heddle driven roller and including aturning handle; ,a bottom heddle drvenroller rotatably mounted between the upr-ightsend.positioned above the top heddle ydriven roller; vbotto-m endless heddles passing aroundboth' bottom heddle rollers `each heddle. being attached to the'. bottom heddle driving roller andgh'avlngy al plurality of warp thread eyes; a warp beam positioned on one side oftheuprights; ,anda cloth' beam positioned on the other side of 'thetupri'ghta whereby certain warp threads .from the warpK beam. can pass through; certain eyes andother warp threads `canA pass through other eyesto form various sheds for thel passage of` a shuttleor shuttles; tgether with stop pins betweenthe cltl'ilzbeam andthe uprights to limit the" movementy of 'any beating upd`evice.

3. A hand loom 'having a' frame provided with two uprights, atopdeddledriving roller rotat-` ably mounted in Asaid'iiprights andi provided-.with a turning handle; a top heddle,driven' roller formed with annularigroov'es'rotatably'mounted in said upright Abelow-.the -top 4dri-vingv roller;` end' less top heddles passing-g-around"'both top heddle rollers,v each" heddle" being'attach'ed-jto the top heddle driving rollerI and'fh'aving `afpllurality of warp ,thread eyes; a bottom'h'eddle Vdriving-'roller rotatably mounted between; vthe uprights, positionedbelow vthe Jtop/heddle driven" roller and in# cluding a turning'fhandle'; ay bottomiheddle driven roller formed with annular grooves rotatably mounted Jbetwe'en:.tne' upriglitswand "positioned above ithe top1hed`dle driveirroller;A bottom fend# less heddles passingearoundzEbothtbottom heddle rollers eachfheddlebeingzattached to the-bottom heddle driving.:l roller- :and:I having aazplurality' 2 of warp thread eyesg la; fwarp; beam-z positi'onedi 'on one side of the uprights; and a cloth beamfposie tionedf. ont theffotherefside of;- .ther Iuprigfhts; whereby certaintwa-rpthreadssfromrthe-warp beamr can pass through xcertainieyesfand'votherewarp Ithreads can pass throughsotherfeyes tofformfvarious sheds fornthe massage-oiga shuttle-for. shuttles; 'together with stop pins between the cloth beam and the uprights to limit the movement of any beating up device.

4. A hand loom having a frame provided with two uprights, a top heddle driving roller rotatably mounted in said uprights and provided with a turning handle; a top heddle driven roller rotatably mounted in said upright below the top driving roller; endless top heddles passing around both top heddle rollers, each heddle being attached to the top heddle driving roller and having a plurality of warp thread eyes; a bottom heddle driving roller rotatably mounted between the uprights, positioned below the top heddle driven roller and including a turning handle; a bottom heddle driven roller rotatably mounted between the uprights and positioned above the top heddle driven roller; bottom endless heddles passing around both bottom heddle rollers each heddle being attached to the bottom heddle driving roller and having a plurality of warp thread eyes; a warp beam positioned on one side of the uprights; and a cloth beam positioned on the other side of the uprights, whereby certain warp threads from the warp beam can pass through certain eyes and other warp threads can pass REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 679,132 Todd July 23, 1901 700,636 Foster May 20, 1902 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 15,680 Great Britain 1906 

